Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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